+1 1984USNA.I would think affected MOCs could clear this up quickly with a short phone call to the academy.
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Someone correct me if I'm off base here, but the reality of college (and pro) athletics is all about $$$. And who's to blame...we are, John Q. Public. We support the programs by purchasing tickets, food at concessions, your favorite athlete's jersey, video games, etc.
A coaches job is to win, and in order to do so he/she must recruit the best players. That being said a coach will not waste scholarship money on a player whom he feels will flunk out, either.
Until we stop supporting our favorite sport teams (Go Padres and Chargers,) then college and pro sports is here to stay.
This is what I got from US Code Title 10,Subtitle B,Part III,Chapter 403, § 4342:
Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, is entitled to nominate 10 persons for each vacancy that is available to him under this section. Nominees may be submitted without ranking or with a principal candidate and 9 ranked or unranked alternates. Qualified nominees not selected for appointment under this subsection shall be considered qualified alternates for the purposes of selection under other provisions of this chapter.
....No where in the section did it say that the board can go against the MOC's ranked list. No where in the whole law says that the board can go against the MOC's list.
I dreaded going to the mailbox for so long. Now it's not near as exciting! Call me crazy, but I miss being on the island!
GOOD LUCK OUT THERE TODAY! It certainly sounds like things have gotten interesting!
Can you ever in any way shape or form be appointed WITHOUT a nomination?
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It looks like it's possible:
§ 6954. (d) The Superintendent of the Naval Academy may nominate for appointment each year 50 persons from the country at large. Persons nominated under this paragraph may not displace any appointment authorized under paragraphs (2) through (9) of subsection (a) and may not cause the total strength of midshipmen at the Naval Academy to exceed the authorized number.
Paragraphs 2 - 9 referenced here are nominations from VP, MOCs, Puerto Rico, etc. This is in addition to the 150 Sec. Nav. appointments from the Qualified Alternates (nominated by a MOC but not appointed).
I'm just reading Title 10 and am not a lawyer so....
No. The supe has nominating power to use in case a candidate they want does not receive a nom. Those numbers are subject to the quoted section.
Not sure what the "No" is in reference to in your post? We said the same thing - SecNav can select 50 people who weren't nominated by VP, MOC or other source.
Am I missing something?
Not sure what the "No" is in reference to in your post? We said the same thing - SecNav can select 50 people who weren't nominated by VP, MOC or other source.
Am I missing something?
Not sure what the "No" is in reference to in your post? We said the same thing - SecNav can select 50 people who weren't nominated by VP, MOC or other source.
Am I missing something?
The answer to appointment without nom is no. Must have nom. The supe can nom but doesn't have to and in some circumstances as described cannot. If a desired candidate does not have a nom supe can nominate.